The Advisory Board serves in an advisory capacity to the Executive Director of the Water Center. Representatives of the Advisory Board are appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, and include balanced representation from industries; federal, state, and local agencies; water user groups; and concerned citizens. The Advisory Board recommends policy guidelines for implementing the functions of the Water Center and evaluates programs of the Water Center.
Below is a list of current members of the VWRRC Statewide Advisory Board.
- Mark R. Bennett – Director, Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
- David Bulova – Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources
- Pat Calvert – Director of Conservation for Virginia, American Rivers
- Kendall Tyree Covington – Executive Director, Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
- Hope F. Cupit – President & CEO, Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project
- Melanie Davenport – Chief Strategy Officer, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
- Lazaro Gonzalez – Director of EHS and Facilities Operations, Micron Technology
- Whitney Katchmark – Principal Water Resources Engineer, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission
- Joseph Maroon – Executive Director, Virginia Environmental Endowment
- Edwin Martinez Martinez – Virginia State Conservationist, United States Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Raina A. Rosado – Project Manager/Road Design Team Leader, Virginia Department of Transportation
- Stephen Silberstein – Retired: Director of Facilities Semiconductor Industry
- Mitchell Smiley – Policy Manager for Transportation and Natural Resources, Virginia Municipal League
- Ginny Snead – Director of Environment and Water Resources, AMT Engineering
